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	Micronesian Mythology
		The Micronesian religions also included ancestral spirits (called Ani in the Caroline Islands) and numerous other spirits that performed specific functions and were associated with particular locations.
		The Micronesians also had myths that expressed their beliefs about the earth and sky, the afterlife, and the roles of gods and culture heroes.
		Micronesians worshiped ancestral spirits that were associated with particular purposes and places.
	www.mythencyclopedia.com /Mi-Ni/Micronesian-Mythology.html (1676 words)

	PI-Micronesian Megapode
		The Micronesian Megapode is generally a bird of the forest.
		Micronesian megapodes are known to give at least three types of calls, including two calls that are different for males and females and that may be given in a duet.
		The Micronesian Megapode was historically widespread throughout the Mariana Island chain but declined on all of the southern Mariana Islands (Guam, Rota, Aguiguan, Tinian, and Saipan) in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
	www.fws.gov /pacificislands/wesa/megapodeindex.html (738 words)

	Micronesia, 1900 A.D.-present \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A number of Micronesian sculptural traditions, such as the creation of dilukai (female gable figures) in Belau, and masks in the Mortlock Islands (part of the Caroline Islands), cease to be practiced during this period.
		Micronesian objects, formerly considered simply as sources of anthropological information, begin to be appreciated and displayed as works of art.
		Initially, Micronesian pieces are incorporated into general exhibitions of Oceanic art, such as Arts of the South Seas in 1946 or The Art of the Pacific Islands in 1979.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/ht/11/oci/ht11oci.htm (1378 words)

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		The Micronesian Megapode, called "sasangai" in Chomorro and "sasangal" in Carolinian, is a pigeon-sized bird of the forest floor.
		The Micronesian Megapode was first described by Quoy and Gaimard (1824 to 1826) from a single specimen obtained on Tinian by Berard during a expedition on the
		The Micronesian Megapode was historically a widespread species in the Marianas and has been recorded on all the islands, although it has been stated by some authorities, including Glass, that the widespread distribution may be partly human biased, with humans moving birds to different areas as a source of eggs and food.
	www.birdinghawaii.co.uk /XMicroMegapode2.htm (2646 words)

	micronesian people oceanic social studies (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-2.cs.princeton.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Micronesian islands are a collection of thousands of tiny islands and many dependent and independent states in the North Pacific.
		Famous for its exceptional scuba diving and enhanced by the many relics from WW11 which made it famous, these islands are a mix of remote outposts and commercial tourist destinations, of traditional cultures and lifestyles and American and Japanese playgrounds.
		Micronesian societies are made up of clan groupings, with descent traced through the mother (except on Yap, where descent is patrilineal).
	www.archaeolink.com.cob-web.org:8888 /micronesian_people_oceanic_socia.htm (562 words)

	MICRONESIAN MIGRANTS TO HAWAII, GUAM AND THE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The 1993 Survey of Micronesian migrants to CNMI recorded 177 Marshallese, while the 1995 Census of the CNMI reported 130 individuals born in the Marshall Islands.
		Further, many of these early migrants now have families, with either Micronesian or non-Micronesian spouses, and it is not clear whether the children of these migrants, many of whom have never been in Micronesia, are to be considered part of the impact of the Compacts of Free Association.
		As the TTPI wound down in the late 1970s and early 1980s, many Micronesians from Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands who were working in Saipan for the TTPI government returned to their home areas to work.
	www.pacificweb.org /DOCS/compactimp99_files/compactimp98.html (7494 words)

	The Guam Micronesian Kingfisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Micronesian Kingfisher, or as called in Guam the Sihek, once a very common bird in Guam is now extinct in the wild.
		The Micronesian kingfisher is a good example of this crisis: the snakes' hunting has been significant in leaving the kingfisher extinct in the wild.
		The Micronesian Kingfisher is a native to Guam.
	www.orecity.k12.or.us /ochs/departments/science/species/kingfisher.html (1210 words)

	Micronesian Seminar
		MICRONESIAN SEMINAR, known popularly as MicSem, is a private non-profit, non-governmental organization that has been engaged in public education for thirty years.
		Micronesian Seminar's purpose is to stimulate people to reflect on current issues in their societies.
		The MICRONESIAN COUNSELOR is an in-house publication, focusing on topical issues such as education, history, economics, human rights, and social problems--the latter include migration, suicide, family change, youth drinking, mental illness, drug use and spirit possession.
	www.micsem.org /home.htm (357 words)

	Micronesian Mythology
		No other Micronesians suffered from the unwanted attentions of Europeans quite so rapidly or drastically as the Chamorro as the high islands of the Mariana Group lie in a north-south line and serve as stepping stones out of Asia into the Pacific.
		The Micronesians did not have a myth similar to that of the Polynesians about a hero like Maui who sought to obtain immortality for man. It was usually assumed that the gods had decreed that man should be mortal.
		The favourite bogeyman of Micronesian Islands are cannibal spirits or ogres who are characterised by their brute strength and stupidity.
	www.janeresture.com /micronesia_myths (1128 words)

	Foreign Relations: Migration From Micronesian Nations Has Had Significant Impact on Guam, Hawaii, and the Commonwealth ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Compact Migrants Are Not Highly Educated Page 16 GAO- 02- 40 Micronesian Migration Hawaii had the largest portion of Compact migrants with high school degrees, at 55 percent, while about 50 percent of Compact migrants in Guam and 44 percent in the CNMI had high school degrees.
		Page 29 GAO- 02- 40 Micronesian Migration were on Guam prior to the Compact (and whose impact thus, in Interior's view, cannot be easily attributed to the Compact) should be subtracted from Guam's impact estimate.
		An Ernst and Young report issued on the impact of Micronesian migration to Guam that compared the OIA 1997 survey with the 1995 census of Palauans on Guam, found 1,716 fewer Palauans in Guam in 1997 than in 1995 (dropping from 2,276 to 560 persons).
	www.washingtonwatchdog.org /documents/gao/02/GAO-02-40.html (18967 words)

	Micronesian Kingfishers
		Sihek is the Chamorro word for Guam’s Micronesian kingfishers, and at times, Brookfield Zoo has been home to almost one-third of the world’s population.
		The trouble for Micronesian kingfishers started in World War II when Guam was used as a military airbase.
		By late 1980s, Micronesian kingfishers were assumed to be extinct in the wild, existing only in a small handful of American zoos.
	www.brookfieldzoo.org /pgpages/pagegen.57.aspx (941 words)

	Conservation: Micronesian Kingfisher
		The Micronesian kingfisher (Halcyon cinnamomina cinnamonina) is one of the world's most endangered bird species.
		Beth Bahner, animal collections manager, is the studbook keeper for the Micronesian kingfisher (the studbook is the record of the history of the captive population).
		Taking advantage of the fact that we knew the origin of all of the wild-caught birds, Beth Bahner became the official AZA studbook keeper for the Micronesian kingfisher in 1986, compiling and tracking the history of the population for purposes of demographic and genetic management.
	www.philadelphiazoo.org /index.php?id=6_4_3_4 (771 words)

	NOVA Online \| Animal Hospital \| Micronesian Kingfisher
		You've identified the Micronesian kingfisher (Halcyon cinnamomima cinnamomima).
		The Micronesian kingfisher is native to Guam, where it thrived until the brown tree snake was accidentally introduced to the island.
		The Micronesian kingfisher, however, survives mostly on a diet of grasshoppers, lizards, insects, and small crustaceans.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/vets/answer61.html (237 words)

	Micronesian kingfisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Main threat to this bird is the brown tree snake believed to be carried to Guam in military cargo planes during and after World War II.
		Until this spring, when several hatchings were reported at North American zoos, including two at Lincoln Park Zoo, only 59 Guam Micronesian kingfishers remained in the world – and all lived in captivity.
		Micronesian kingfishers appear to identify and defend nesting territories.
	www.lpzoo.com /animals/FACTS/birds/micro_kingfisher.html (301 words)

	Behavioral Ecology of the Micronesian Kingfisher in Pohnpei: Use of a Surrogate Subspecies in the Recovery of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Behavioral Ecology of the Micronesian Kingfisher in Pohnpei: Use of a Surrogate Subspecies in the Recovery of Kingfishers from Guam
		The Guam Micronesian Kingfisher (Halcyon cinnamomina cinnamomina) is on the verge of extinction.
		Because the Guam Micronesian Kingfisher can no longer be observed in the wild, we believe that study of a surrogate subspecies, the Pohnpei Micronesian Kingfisher, can lead to a better understanding of their life history patterns and needs.
	fresc.usgs.gov /research/detail.asp?Project_ID=101 (296 words)

	A Sight to Behold
		Until this spring, when several hatchings were reported at North American zoos, including two at Lincoln Park Zoo, only 59 of the Guam subspecies of Micronesian kingfisher, Halcyon cinnamomina cinnamomina, remained in the world – and all lived in captivity.
		The brown tree snake, believed to have been carried to Guam on cargo planes during and after World War II, wiped out much of the island’s population of kingfisher, though not before the remaining 29 birds could be rescued in the 1980s.
		Now in their fourth week, the chicks have lost most of their lusterless pinfeathers and are beginning to display the colors of adult plumage: upper feathers of iridescent greenish-blue, buffy underparts and cinnamon-colored cap.
	www.lpzoo.com /articles/2004-06-04.html (618 words)

	Hope for the Micronesian Kingfisher - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Although Micronesian kingfishers do extremely well in captive breeding settings they are very picky breeders.
		A Micronesian kingfisher egg was laid today at the National Zoo and it was removed to an incubator in hopes that another egg would be laid.
		We sent three male Micronesian kingishers back to Guam to the breeding facility operated there by the Division of Wildlife and Aquatic Resources.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/Birds/NewsEvents/miki.cfm (692 words)

	Micronesian Games 2006
		Athletes, coaches, and officials from Palau, Guam, the four states of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, and Nauru, as well as the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, will be in Saipan June 23 through July 2 for this festival of sport.
		The Micronesian Games were first held in 1969 in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Marianas.
		The Micronesian Games are organized for the small islands and territories of the Northern Pacific such as Guam, Northern Marianas, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Pohnpei, Chuuk and Kosrae.
	cnmi.net /microgames/index.php (278 words)

	Micronesia Training Project
		Cooperative projects conducted in the Pacific Islands to help develop field archaeology skills critical for historic preservation and cultural resource management are at the same time useful in providing new archaeological data on the islands' past.
		The projects provide assistance for training employees in Micronesian governments whose responsibilities include developing and maintaining archaeological and historic site inventories, databases and records, conserving historic and traditional cultural sites, and approving permits for activities that would potentially affect the archaeological, historic and cultural values of such sites.
		The overall Micronesian project is managed by William S. Ayres, Professor of Anthropology, University of Oregon, who has had extensive experience in Pacific archaeology and historic preservation.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~wsayres/training/training (567 words)

	Micronesian Program - EOU
		Our goal is to assist Micronesian students in working through the everyday challenges that face them on campus as well as in the community, and we are committed to providing the highest level of educational and personal services necessary for the students to reach their academic goals.
		The eligibility for financial aid assistance or island scholarships depends upon individual circumstances such as the student's current enrollment, financial needs, and current grade point average.
		Micronesian students at Eastern engage in a variety of major fields of study in four year degree or transfer programs such as Business, Pre-Med or Nursing, Biology, Pre-Engineering, General Studies, Art, Music, Anthropology, Sociology, and Psychology.
	www2.eou.edu /mp (311 words)

	TheHawaiiChannel.com - News - Hawaii Schools Face Skyrocketing Micronesian Student Enrollment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Education officials say the numbers are "startling." Honolulu has the largest population of Micronesian students, and it's at the high school level where the transition is the toughest, officials said.
		The DOE said in one year, the number of Micronesian students jumped from more than 2,500 to close to 6,000.
		In Cindy Reves' English as a second language class of 30, the value of education is different among the various groups.
	www.thehawaiichannel.com /news/4234978/detail.html (463 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Micronesian president, Chinese FM talk relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Micronesian President Joseph J.Urusemal met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing on Sunday to discuss relations between their two countries.
		The Micronesian government cherishes friendly relations with China, and is grateful to China's support and assistance, Urusemal said.
		Micronesia will continue to firmly pursue the one-China policy,and is willing to deepen cooperation with China in various fields, including tourism and personnel exchanges, the president said.
	english.people.com.cn /200607/30/eng20060730_288240.html (245 words)

	The U of MT -- Mansfield Library LangFing Melanesian & Micronesian
		You have reached the page with Melanesian and Micronesian languages, which is just one part of the "Language Finger" homepage, which is an index by language to the holdings of the Mansfield Library of The University of Montana.
		Dehu is spoken on the Lifou and Loyalty Islands in New Caledonia.
		updated 6-10-2003 Marshallese (Austric) belongs to the Micronesian sub-branch of the Austro- nesian branch of the Austric family of languages.
	www.lib.umt.edu /guide/lang/melamich.htm (538 words)

	Species Profile for Guam Micronesian kingfisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Federal Register documents that apply to the Guam Micronesian kingfisher.
		USFWS Refuges on which the Guam Micronesian kingfisher is reported.
		A later recovery plan (Guam Micronesian Kingfisher) also details specific tasks needed to recover this species.
	ecos.fws.gov /species_profile/SpeciesProfile?spcode=B061 (204 words)

	Micronesia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-2.cs.princeton.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Micronesians today, maintain their traditional canoeing skills by recording, preservation and
		The Federated States of Micronesia is a group of self-governing islands within the geographical area of Micronesia.
		Micronesian islands assumed free-association status with the U.S. and will become independent nations by the year 2000.
	www.micronesia.com.cob-web.org:8888 (533 words)

	UOG hosts workshop on Micronesian body art
		Several dozen people attended the workshop and some had the opportunity to receive their own original body art from several tattoo artists presented various designs from East India and Micronesia.
		Maria McDonald is a traditional Micronesian tattoo artist.
		"My part of the workshop is to introduce the traditional Micronesian tattooing," she told KUAM News, adding, "I've been doing this the last 30 years and to help out with some of the Micronesian motifs that we do have here in the Pacific area."
	www.kuam.com /news/14397.aspx (116 words)

	Micronesia and American Samoa Assistance Program: Project Reports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		There is a limited stock available, limit one set per order.
		Parker, Patricia L. "Protecting Historic Properties and Cultural Traditoins in the Freely Associated States of Micronesia." Micronesian Resources Study.
		Swift, Marilyn K. "Kosrae Archaeology, Studies in the Prehistory of Malem Municipality Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia." Micronesian Resources Study.
	www.cr.nps.gov /micronesia/bookstore.htm (363 words)

	Micronesian Shark foundation
		2002: Tova Harel and Navot Bornovski owners of Fish ‘n Fins dive shop, Ocean Hunter I and Ocean Hunter II liveaboards and Kenneth Johnny founded the Micronesian Shark Foundation in order to start long-term shark research and study in Palau.
		2003: Micronesian Shark Foundation contacts shark expert Prof.
		March 2003: Micronesian Shark Foundation and President Tommy Remengesau Jr.
	www.msfpalau.org (344 words)

	Micronesian Starling - Aplonis opaca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Click here to go to the forums home page and find out more.
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		Search the gallery for photos of the Micronesian Starling
	www.birdforum.net /bird_view.php?bid=5164 (99 words)

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